Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	believe_v	damn_v	delusion_n	1,893	5	11.0930	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02724	Late nevves out of Barbary In a letter written of late from a merchant there, to a gentl. not long since imployed into that countrie from his Maiestie. Containing some strange particulars, of this new Saintish Kings proceedings: as they haue been very credibly related from such as were eye-witnesses.; Late newes out of Barbary	R. S., fl. 1613.; Harrison, John, fl. 1610-1638.; G. B., fl. 1613.	1613 (1613)	STC 12857.2; ESTC S118846	8,960	24

Late Newes out of BARBARY IN A Letter written of late from a Merchant there to a Gentl. not long since impolyed into that countrie from his Maiestie Containing some strange particulars of this new Saintish Kings proceedings as they haue been very credibly related from such as were eye-witnesses * ⁎ * Imprinted at London for Arthur Ionson 1613. An Aduertisement to the READER HAuing receiued this Letter following out of Barbary from an honest English Merchant who hath long time soiourned there very religious wise and discrect and so knowne among the Merchants with whom also my selfe conuersed many moneths during my abode in that countrie and therafter shewing it as a matter of newes to some friends I was at length importuned to make it common in respect of the noueliy est natura hominis nouitatis auida and as the Prouerbe is Africa semper aliquid apportat noui Thereby to satisfie if not all which was wont to bee the Poets taske Populo vt placerent quas fecisset fabulas yet at leastwise those who haue nought else to doe like those Athenians in the Acts but either to tel or heare some newes Howbeit I hope it mayserue to some good vse also for vs Christians of these last daies vpon whom the ends of the world are come to see how busily the Diuell acteth his last part now in this last age of the world playeth his prize for that he knoweth he hath but a short time 40. yeers by his own calculation pronouncing before hand his owne condemnation For the Lord hath so done his marueilous workes that they ought to be had in remembrance And so ought the deuils workes too though in another kind a Latere as I may say for he is the Ape imitator of God transforming himselfe into an Angel of light neither can he doe any thing of himselfe but by Gods permission as he hath power commission and authority from him And therein also many times he plaieth the Mountibank obtruding for true and effectual workings as the Apostle tearmeth them many false and feigned delusions And whether true or false his end is still to deceiue and vent his lying arts doctrines of deuils and therefore in scripture worthily stiled the father of lies and his miracles which hee worketh for confirmation thereof lying wonders And by these his sleighty conueiances sometimes winding heere sometimes there hath this subtle serpent gon frō about time to time compassing the earth to and fro and walking in it to deceiue the world And not onely the world I meane the children of disobedience and misbeleefe but if it were possible euen the very elect And such must bee or rather is the comming of Antichrist in this last age of the world whereof we haue beene so long since forewarned little children it is the last time c. Whose comming as the Apostle describeth it is by the effectual working of Sathan with all power and signes and lying wonders c. And therefore God shall send them strong delusions that they should beleeue lies that all they might bee damned which beleeue not the truth c. O the miserable estate of al misbelieuers whom the deuil hath thus blinded to their vtter condemnation which sleepeth not And such is the state and condition of these miserable Moores giuen ouer beyond measure to these idle superstitious vanities so Dauid calleth them I hate all them that hold of superstitious vanities blind prophesies dreams necromancy and such like wherein these Saints professe themselues and hold the people in such awe for feare of their curses which many times fall out accordingly the deuill working together as if they were Popes such is their soueraignety As by this example yee may see one of these fanaticall Saints now become a King Scilicet his Babilon dextris euen by these and such like arts did that spirituall Babylon at the first that great Whore spoken of in the Reuelation that man of sinne the sonne of perdition now sitting as God in the Temple of God and shewing himselfe that he is God vnder the like pretence come to the height of his supremacy not only making himselfe a King but insulting euen ouer Kings and Emperours not caring as the prouerb is neither for King nor Keiser but exalting himselfe against God and all that is called God hat is to say Kings and Princes Be wife now therfore ye Kings whether Christian or Heathen the vse is generall to al beware of these Saints for all their hypocriticall shew of Holiness Saints in profession but Deuils in practise His Holinesse catexochen euen that holy one of Rome for so the word Saint signifieth a Holy one nam si hic mali est quidquam I say no more they are capital enemies to the thrones of Kings Instance this Saint who forsooth vnder a colour of Holinesse and simplicity armed with most strong delusions euen from the Deuill himselfe yee see what wonders he hath wrought against Mully Sidan yea and what greater hee promiseth operae pretium est audire But when that bridge appeareth in the mouth of the Straights as he prophesieth and he with all his troupes ariue in the Popes Dominions the Pope and he in the Lists together then we shal see whether deuil is the stronger The Lord preserue his people from their deuillish delusions And so after this long Preface too long I must needs confeffe for so short a discourse but that I tould not wel cut it shorter I referre it to the censure of the wise to make vse of beeing the chiefe and maine motiue with the aduise and approbation of some godly Persons Preachers and others why I haue published it Which if I finde acceptable I may perhaps bee encouraged to reuise some papers of my owne all this while throwne aside as touching the affaires and slate of that country falling within the compasse of my daily obseruation during that my imployment● with other accounts of my time not altogether idlie spent there hauing now but too good a leasure since the losse of so hopefull a Maister for such a purpose God send vs an other comforter And so once more farewel gentle Reader Laus Deo in Saphia the 9. of September 1612. GOod Sir in most hearty manner I commend mee vnto you with desire of your good health and all other content to your hearts desire which the Lord grant you Amen Since my last vnto you here is great alteration in this gouernment as I account you haue vnderstood before now And because Master N. and Master F. haue beene here and heard and seene what hath passed I doe referre the discourse to conference For I assure my selfe they will visit you Yet I will make bold to trouble you to aduise of some perticulers as followeth The tenth day of May was the battaile betweene Mulley Sidan and our new King Mulley Om Hamet ben Abdela not farre from Marocus betwixt the mountaines and the City